Newcastle Put Together A New Revised Transfer Action Plan

Written by Dr. Ed Harrison

8:33am Friday, June 30th, 2017

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Nothing seems to be moving very fast at all at Newcastle this summer and news in the Chronicle today is that swift progress on getting Liverpool winger Sheyi Ojo to Newcastle on loan is not going to happen.

Jurgen Klopp turned down Newcastle’s approach for a season loan deal for the 20 year-old and apparently Liverpool will now wait until later this summer before they decide whether they will send Ojo out on loan.

So we can write off Ojo as a player we will be signing soon.

Lee Charnley – Newcastle Managing Director There has been an important transfer meeting at Newcastle this week and they have put a new plan in place to try to get some transfer targets through the door just as soon as possible.

The hope is we can have players coming in over the next week so they don’t lose too much time in preseason.

We understand the squad is due to travel to the training camp at Carton House in County Kildare – maybe a week on Monday – that’s the same one as last year.

As well as bringing in new faces as quickly as possible, Newcastle also have to move a number of fringe players out.

Yoan Gouffran has until tonight to tell the club whether he will accept the latest offer on the table and remain at Newcastle when his current contract ends at midnight tonight.

Yoan has been offered a one year contract to stay on Tyneside, but he is still undecided – so it’s make up your mind time today.

There are various players to move out such as Henri Saivet, Emmanuel Riviere and maybe both Siem de Jong and Tim Krul.

Players in last season’s squad such as Grant Hanley, Daryl Murphy, Massadio Haidara, Achraf Lazaar and Jesus Gamez will also be moved out.

There are 35 first team players due back next week, so we should find out soon those who are not wanted, since they will likely train with the U23 squad, but we have a good idea who those players will be.

Though I agree with a post above that we have more catching up to do than the likes of Chelsea. I mean, who are they trying to catch ?

Some of those released players from other teams aren’t that bad. Pick a couple from there Rafa. Cheap (offset by big salaries but hey). Should have gone in big time for Zabaletta. Captain material, takes no prisoners, skillful. Really has it all and is still going strong. Easily could have continued with City who are arguably better than NUFC.

—— Jun 30, 2017 at 8:09 AM Comment #4 Just read what I wrote above. Yes, the likes of Chelsea are way behind some European teams. Not even sure if the likes of Lukaku will take them there. I mean Costa is better than Lukaku, right? And he’s off. One step forward, one back for them.

I wasn’t convinced by Chelsea last year, I’ll admit. Even Chelsea fans I’ve spoken to are a bit perplexed as to why the rest handed it to them.

They reminded me of us last year. Poor performances, results gained.Mark of a champ, I hear you say.

A revised plan already. What the hell are we playing at.All the planning should have been well in place and scouting done well before the season ended. Ake has just gone to Bournemouth for 20 mill so whether the Hierarchy like it or not, This clearly shows we have to spend and more than likely break our transfer record just to simply survive in the Pl. We either go with the times or carry on in the same path that has led to two relegations under this Regime

I do not know about NEW Action plan I think we could just say a new plan and leave the action out. We will always watch top players signing for other clubs while we sit and wait to see what happens we will end up with players that no one else want but they came cheap. Back in the old groove after being promised so much if RAF is frustrated who can blame him he must know by now we talk big but do little.

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